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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2134: The Dilemma of the Outer Mongolia Front (Part 2)

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    In fact, as far as the actual situation of the Soviet Union's western battlefield at that time was concerned, no troops from that military region could organize a decent battle, and the losses were almost the same. In the face of the fierce German attack, they could not sustain even one round.  The troops basically collapsed at the first touch. In addition to giving the Germans more prisoners and leaving corpses everywhere, they were unable to stop the advancement of the German armor.

    However, General Pavlov's Northwest Military District was located in the front, right on the Soviet-Polish border, and bore the brunt of the attack. It was at the forefront of the German offensive. Naturally, it was the first military district to be defeated. Stalin wanted to stop it.  The troops of the various military regions in the west were defeated and the German army was on the verge of collapse. A few heads would inevitably be killed to serve as a warning. Moreover, if the troops were not strong enough, General Pavlov was the best candidate.

    A commander of a military region, a high-ranking officer at the level of a general, whose head is heavy enough to intimidate the commanders and political commissars of other military regions, can also express Stalin's determination, even if he dies, he must die on the front line, looking at the General Staff  Classified as a top-secret report, General Vasilevsky's mood was extremely complicated. It was unclear whether he felt sad about the death of a rabbit or a fox, or the fear of Comrade Stalin from his heart.

    I had a close relationship with General Pavlov for a while. The two were classmates in the Senior Command Department of the Frunze Military Academy. Although they were not in the same class, they had become old acquaintances with each other after two years.  , the relationship cannot be said to be strong, but they are also people who know each other well. After graduation, after many years of hard work, most of the students of their class have taken up command positions at the military region level. The worst ones are also group army commanders.  important position.  An important general who leads the army.

    However, just for a few crimes, one bullet ended his life. How many commanders of a large military region and in the entire Soviet military were shot to death by Comrade Stalin? Vasilevsky  The general thought of himself, and secretly guessed the meaning of the secret document sent to him by the General Staff, which was only known to four people.  Does this imply that if the Outer Mongolian Front Army fails to arrive on the European battlefield on time, his fate will be the same as that of General Pavlov?

    One bullet, several charges.  Ended his life, General Vasilevsky.  Because of this sealed electricity.  Feeling uneasy, he wanted to send a telegram to ask Zhukov, or any of Generals Kilganin and Gregariff, if they had the same premonition as him.

    But after hesitating and weighing for a long time, he gave up the impulsive idea.  This is a secret that is kept secret. The other three front army commanders who are qualified to see this secret telegram have no idea in their hearts that they will send the telegram themselves.  On the contrary, he seemed timid. In any case, his troops were closest to the Ural Mountains, unlike the troops in the Far East who had to cross the Outer Mongolia region.

    No matter, in his heart, General Vasilevsky is still a little envious of the troops of Zhukov and three others. Speaking of which, the three fronts in the Far East are easy to escape. After all, where are the forces, and the Kwantung Army  After being beaten so hard that he couldn't get up, he said that it would be easier to leave, but he encountered a lot of trouble, not just from the endless pestering from the independent division's pursuit troops, who said it hurt or not, but still lingered, such as  Assailed like a maggot attached to the bone.

    There is also the extremely bad road condition. The original engineering troops of the front army are simply not enough. The road leading to the Ural Mountains is like a broken bottle. It needs to be repaired everywhere. For this reason, General Vasilevsky  , some field troops had to be temporarily repurposed as engineering troops. Even so, the troops' marching speed was only thirty or forty kilometers per day at the fastest.

    At this speed, it will take at least three weeks to reach the Ural Mountains. Now, the Outer Mongolia Front is retreating while fighting. It takes more than ten days to complete less than one-third of the distance.  How could the slow marching speed reach the European battlefield within the time specified by Comrade Stalin?

    The consequences of not arriving on time are very serious. The fate of General Pavlov, the commander of the Northwest Military Region, is a living example. "Damn the Chinese, what tricks have they done on these roads!" Vasilev  General Ski murmured a curse.

    "Comrade Stalin had no choice but to take such harsh measures. The German army has occupied Kiev. If the troops in the east cannot arrive on the battlefield on time and establish several blocking lines before the Germans attack on a large scale, then Germany will  The troops arrived at the gates of Moscow in an instant. Once Moscow was surrounded by German troops, it would be a serious blow to the morale of the Soviet army and the confidence of the Soviet people. To put it more seriously, I am afraid that the Soviet Union would be in danger of annihilation!  "General Vasilevsky walked out of the tent and took a deep breath of the dusty air.??, finding a self-comforting explanation for the leader's behavior.

    The artillery fire in the distance flickered against his worried face, "That damn Chinese Tang Qiuli's troops are attacking again. They have already taken out two divisions of troops. Why, they haven't satisfied the Chinese yet."  Human appetite?" General Vasilevsky thought bitterly.

    Without Comrade Stalin, General Vasilevsky would have chased and bitten the five independent divisions whose average strength was no more than an infantry division like a mad dog.  , encircling the western region of Outer Mongolia and not rushing to annihilate them. The siege lasted for several months, allowing the Chinese to experience the horror of being under siege and running out of ammunition and food, and then slowly tortured to death.

    "But, no, everything doesn't allow me to do that. I can only let a few small troops of the independent division toss around hard, tearing off a piece of flesh from their own troops from time to time!" Hua Xi  General Levsky thought depressingly that the breath was stuck in his chest, unable to go up or come down, which made him feel uncomfortable.

    "After I defeat the Germans, I will definitely command the army again, level the grasslands of Outer Mongolia, and fight to the death with that hateful Chinese Tang Qiuli to avenge today's humiliation!" General Vasilevsky swore secretly through gritted teeth.

    However, he did not expect that the fate of the future Soviet Union had already been decided when Tang Qiuli secretly visited Germany. He was destined to have no chance to return to the grasslands of Outer Mongolia and fight against Tang Qiuli. Even if the Soviet Union  All the troops in the east returned to Europe without any hindrance. They were already prepared to face Germany. Tang Qiuli made plans and used all the strength of the country to attack. How much could it accomplish? After all, at the beginning of the war, the Soviet Union  It's already at a disadvantage!

    General Vasilevsky stood depressed in the evening breeze, his mood as upset as a pot of boiling hot porridge, "Comrade Commander, why are you outside the tent? Let me find it easy!" Bozhnev, Chief of Staff of the Front Army  The lieutenant general's voice came amid the faint sound of artillery fire.

    General Vasilevsky quickly gathered his thoughts, "Comrade Bozhnev, are you so anxious to see me? Is there anything important you have to do?" he asked calmly.

    Perhaps because he had been outside for too long, Lieutenant General Bozhnev, the chief of staff, whose face turned blue from the cold, breathed out a sigh of relief and said in a heavy tone: "Comrade Commander, after receiving bad news, we stayed here.  On the battlefield north of Saiyinsanda, the 37th Group Army, which was responsible for blocking the independent division, had been completely wiped out. This news was only received by the front army headquarters a few days later. "

    "Yes!" General Vasilevsky said without changing his expression and agreed lightly. The outcome of the 37th Army had long been expected. The main force left to block the independent division was a matter of course.  "Are there any other situations?" he asked again.

    Chief of Staff Bozhnev was silent for a moment, and his mood became more and more melancholy. His thoughts were the same as those of the commander. He knew that the 37th Army was destined to die. This decision was decided together with the commander.  , but when the result appeared, it still made him heartbroken. Those hundreds of thousands of troops on the Outer Mongolia Front were considered elite Red Army troops in the combat sequence. In a few days, they disappeared into thin air!

    Chief of Staff Bozhnev's tone was low, and he continued: "I received a telegram from the commander of the 35th Army, Lieutenant General Derpnin, that his two army units were on their way south to rescue the 37th Army.  The area north of Dren and the area south of Kulun were respectively surrounded by the superior forces of the Independent Division. The Second Army was completely wiped out after two days of fierce fighting, while the Third Army was defeated by its commander Shirejinski.  Under the leadership of the major general, more than 30,000 troops surrendered to the independent division! "

    "What? Why is such a bad situation happening?" General Vasilevsky was finally moved and asked angrily. The annihilation of the 37th Army and the 35th Army was something he had long expected.  , since Tang Qiuli was given bait, he had to spend some money and have enough bait, otherwise, with the cunning and cunningness of the Chinese, he would definitely not take the bait.

    Even if nearly 300,000 people from the two armies were all killed in battle, General Vasilevsky would not be surprised. They were originally planned to be abandoned. When he personally issued the order, in fact, he had already decided  The fate of the two armies.

    However, an army unit did not suffer much losses. More than 30,000 Chinese people surrendered when they said they would surrender. This was definitely something that I expected. You know, Comrade Stalin hated the commander of the army who surrendered on the battlefield the most.  General Kulykin, the former commander and political commissar of the Transcaucasus Military Region, surrendered to Tang Qiuli on the battlefield. Isn¡¯t what happened to his family and relatives a lesson from the past?
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